This research is conducted to develop a study in strategic management role in the implementation of good governance in local government. There is a lot of efforts for achieving good governance at the local level. Strategic management is one of approaches that can be applied in the process of good governance which concern in the aspect of continuity of the system itself with the various stages of implementation that must be passed. In other word that strategic management is a management approach that can be used as a tool for the implementation of good governance at the local government level. This research aims to comparative investigate the performance of good governance in local government (Jogjakarta City of Indonesia and Pattaya City of Thailand) under the perspective of strategic management principles using General Structural Component Analysis (GSCA). Strategic management process is very important to build good local governance, it is evident not only in Yogyakarta, but also in Pattaya. Strategic management process need the support of internal and external factors to create good local governance. Keywords—strategic management; good governance;


This paper proposes a novel a Proactive model for Swarm Optimization for feature selection (PMSO) of intrusion detection system. The proposed model potentially enhances the search process and initial value of population for swarm optimization algorithms. The swarm optimization often suffering from falling in a local optimum, one of the main causes of this problem is the initial value of the population. Our proposed model is applied with the aim to address these challenges by restarting generate the population when system sensed the search process go forward stagnation. This process will give high exploration and reduce the probability of Stagnation in local optima. Benchmark datasets, namely, NSL-KDD datasets is used to demonstrate and validate the performance of the proposed model for intrusion detection. Experimentally, the machine learning accuracy has provided better classification results with proposed system (%2) than swarm optimization (Particle Swarm Optimization and Bat Algorithm).


Background In South Africa (SA) there are screening guidelines for cervical cancer in women living with HIV (WLWH). To our knowledge there is lack of data concerning the knowledge of health care workers (HCWs) about cervical cancer screening guidelines before the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in WLWH. Objectives To investigate the knowledge and familiarity of HCWs regarding cervical cancer screening guidelines in WLWH. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study exploring compliance with cervical cancer screening guidelines before initiating ART was conducted with 85 HCWs in the antiretroviral (ARV) clinics of a district and regional hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, SA. Data were analysed using Stata V13 and a p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Eighty-five HCWs were included in the study. Health care workers' responses to knowledge about cervical cancer screening in WLWH were suboptimal and revealed significant gaps. Most HCWs did not know the screening intervals of WLWH. Statistically significant associations were found between an HCW's occupation and responses to the Likert scale questions. Conclusion Although the majority of HCWs were familiar with cervical cancer screening guidelines in WLWH, the study highlights that there are deficiencies in both knowledge and practice. Creating awareness among HCWs regarding the current methods of cervical cancer screening is a necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer in WLWH.


With expanding the functions of higher education institution, it is necessary to reform the intramural management system. The present teaching and research basic unit, which can't already meet the trend of the expansion of the institutions' functions, should run the adjustment. Lanzhou university has carried on the beneficial search and practice in this respect.


The numerical analysis amplitude of the second harmonic of the nonlinear photoacoustic signal on the thermal thin opaque medium has been done. The high sensitivity of the nonlinear coefficient of the amplitude of the second harmonic to the thermal coefficients of the themophysical values of the all mediums in PA cell, optical parameters and their thermal coefficient has been showed.


Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) is widespread in nature and can be thermally activated to form a product composed of an intimate mixture of periclase (MgO) and calcite (CaCO3). This mixture, referred to as 'half-burnt dolomite', can be obtained under specific experimental conditions of temperature and atmosphere composition. The decomposition product consists of nanometric platelets of periclase enclosed within a porous calcite matrix. The reactivity of half-burnt dolomite as a supplementary cementitious material depends on the size and accessibility to water of the periclase crystallites; both parameters are influenced by the conditions prevailing during partial decomposition, especially the extent of sintering, and by the initial properties of the dolomite. Under the experimental conditions used, the substitution of up to 20–25 mass% of cement by half-burnt dolomite was found to preserve the 28 d compressive strength of cement pastes, with maximum values being obtained for a substitution level around 10–15 mass% ...


This dissertation is composed of four essays broadly focusing on U.S. commodity markets with an emphasis on grains and cropland used to produce grains. The essays each address specific factors surrounding commodity markets and agricultural land-use which have been relevant in individual decision-making processes or recent policy debates. The first essay is motivated by data which reveal that grain producers' hedging decisions have changed over time, and have been strongly correlated with futures price levels. Using prospect theory as the underlying behavioral framework, there are two main goals: to outline a mechanism that allows for this correlation, and to illustrate the corresponding implications for cash prices and volatility at harvest. The second essay uses an empirical approach to determine the extent to which speculative trading has influenced commodity futures prices and volatility. Tests of Granger causality are conducted in the time domain for each of 19 actively-traded commodities individually, as well as in aggregate, using seemingly unrelated regression analysis. Tests of causality are also conducted in the frequency domain to distinguish between long-run and short-run causality. The third essay seeks to provide clarity to the debate on the role of speculation in commodity derivative markets by recognizing that speculation may take more than one form. Encompassing two measures of speculation, an error correction model is used to test for a long-run level relationship between futures prices and speculation and between volatility and speculation. The goal of the final essay is to explore the implications of conventional agricultural life cycle assessments (LCAs) that fail to account for the opportunity cost associated with land scarcity. A model to represent the interests associated with biofuel production in the United States is constructed that minimizes environmental damages and accounts for the external benefits to production by choosing acreage optimally. Corn and switchgrass are modeled as crops competing for land-use.


IntroductionMosquitoes transmit various mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, filariasis and arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) including, dengue virus, yellow fever virus, West Nile virus and Zika virus (1-8). Zambia is prone to mosquito-borne diseases because it has suitable ecological and climatic conditions for mosquito vector survival throughout the year during the rainy and hot season (November-May) and cool dry season (June-September) (9,10).A yellow fever risk assessment survey (11) necessitated a similar entomological survey to obtain a greater understanding on the vector-larval distribution in relation to human settlements. Information on mosquito spatial distribution patterns in Zambia is limited and yet, its use could optimize resource utilization and hopefully contribute towards evidence-based vector control to reduce mosquito-borne diseases (12).Mosquito breeding sites, areas where immature forms of mosquitoes transform and grow into the adult stage, are an important determinant of the distribution and abundance of adult forms of mosquitoes. Mosquito breeding habitats include containers for species such as Aedes aegypti, pit-latrines, waste water near human habitation for Culex quiquefasciatus mosquitoes and sunlit water pools for Anopheles mosquitoes. Removal of these sources would complement interventions that target adult forms of mosquitoes (13). Regular application of chemical and biological insecticides to malaria mosquito breeding sites, larviciding, is recommended where the sites are few, fixed and findable (14).Accurate understanding of bionomics, distribution and seasonal changes of mosquito breeding habitats is vital for designing effective interventions for reducing mosquito population. While adult mosquito studies mainly on malaria vectors have been conducted (15), larval habitat distribution of Aedes mosquito vector for arboviruses is limited in Zambia. Therefore, an entomological survey was undertaken to determine the distribution of peridomestic larval breeding habitats for mosquito vectors of arboviruses in North-Western and Western provinces of Zambia bordering countries where arboviruses have been recently reported.MethodsNorth-Western province is located at 1,354 metres above sea level, latitude -13.0 and longitude 25.0 and has a population of 706,462. The province borders with Angola on the western side and Democratic Republic of Congo on the northern side with population movement between countries. It had six districts at the time of the survey. The province receives the highest rainfall in the country, with annual rainfall of 1320 mm. The mean minimum temperature in June and mean maximum temperature in October are 6.8°C and 30.6°C, respectively (16). North-Western province is located within the Central African plateau. Rice, cassava, banana and pineapple cultivation is the main economic activity of the province.Western province which borders with Angola has a population of 881,524 and had seven districts at the time of the survey (16). It is the driest area of Zambia and located at 1,119 metres above sea level and latitude -15.0 and longitude 24.0. The mean minimum and maximum temperatures of 8.7°C and 34.2°C are in June and October, respectively, and an annual rainfall of 740 mm (17). Western province major valleys extend to the Kalahari sand plateau and lies within the Zambezi flood plains. Crop and livestock production as well as fishing along the available water bodies are the main economic activities in the province.Rural and urban or peri-urban areas: Classification into rural, urban and peri-urban was based on an analysis by the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, which took into account several parameters including access to basic services-health, education (and other social services) and population density (18).Household: The term household as used in this study means one or more people who live in the same dwelling and also share meals or living accommodation (19). …


OBJECTIVE
To analyze the short-term prognosis of elderly patients with hip fracture after operation, and to explore the main factors affecting the recovery of daily life function.

METHODS
From November 2015 to November 2016, 130 elderly patients with hip fracture were analyzed, including 43 males and 87 females, aged from 60 to 95 (77.54±8.49) years. The death, fall and complications were recorded 3 months after operation. The daily life function of the patients was followed up 3 months after operation with the functional recovery of daily life scale (FRS). T-test, analysis of variance and single factor linear regression analysis were used to analyze the general clinical data. The factors with P<0.05 were analyzed by multi factor linear regression method, and the influencing factors of postoperative ADL were obtained.

RESULTS
Among 130 patients, 7 died (5.4%), 4 fell (3.1%), 103 (79.2%) had postoperative complications, and the FRS score of 123 patients was 65.92±22.79. The results showed that gender, age, fracture site, pre fracture Basel rating, frailty index, postoperative hospital stay and total number of postoperative complications had significant differences in the recovery of daily life function (P<0.05);multiple linear regression analysis showed that pre fracture Basel rating (t=-2.727, P=0.007), frailty index (t=-2.573, P=0.011) and postoperative hospital stay had significant differences. The days of hospital stay (t=-3.391, P=0.001) and the total number of postoperative complications (t=-3.281, P=0.001) were the independent risk factors for postoperative ADL in elderly patients with hip fracture (R2=0.411).

CONCLUSION
The short term rehabilitation level of elderly patients with hip fracture after operation is poor. Basel rating before fracture, frailty index, postoperative hospital stay and total number of postoperative complications may be related risk factors affecting the recovery of daily life function of patients after operation.


The goal of this paper is to describe and thoroughly test a decision procedure, called KSAT, checking satisfiability in the terminological logic A£C. KSAT is said to be SATbased as it is defined in terms of a decision procedure for propositional satisfiability (SAT). The tests are performed comparing KSAT with, among other procedures, KRIS, a state-of-the-art tableau-based implementation of a decision procedure for ALe. KSAT outperforms KRIS of orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the empirical results highlight an intrinsic weakeness that tableau-based decision procedures have with respect to SATbased decision procedures.


Abstract The aim of integrating multimedia in ODL materials and enhance access through mobile phones at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT), is to enable students who are scattered throughout Tanzania and outside the country overcome the challenges of accessing course materials. Currently OUT has a Learning Management System customized from MOODLE, known as Open University of Tanzania Learning Management System (OUTLeMS) which can be accessed through http://elms.out.ac.tz. Implementation of the project to deal with this challenge involved customization of mTouch U software now called Open University of Tanzania mobile Learning (OUTmLearning - mlearning.out.ac.tz) that enabled activities of all 150 ODL courses including forum, assignment, glossary, resource details and charts available in OUTLeMS be accessed through mobile phones. In one complete ODL course (Multimedia Technology and Applications - OIT 208) in addition a video of a sign language interpreter has been added in one module within the course....


Background: The E. coli RNA polymerase is a multisubunit enzyme, which is present in two different forms: the catalytic competent core enzyme (α2ββ ′) and the promoter selective holoenzyme (α2ββ ′σ). Correct assembly of individual subunits into core or holoenzyme is essential for the function of this enzyme.


A new gas chromatography method for determination of ϵ‐caprolactam (CPR) migration from packaging materials such as: polyamide (PA) films, PA granulates, PA/PE (polyethylene) laminates, PA casings, etc., to food simulants has been developed. Water, 3% w/v acetic acid, 15% and 95% v/v ethanol and olive oil have been used as a food simulants. Using the 1,4‐butanediol (BUG) as an internal standard (instead of aza‐2‐cyclononanone), calibration curves were constructed. Very good separation of CPR from BUG was achieved by using a Nukol fused silica capillary column (Supelco), 25 m × 0.32 mm. The time of analysis is shorter than 12 min: 7.69 min for BUG and 11.60 min for CPR. The regression line equation for CPR migration to water is: y = 0.080x + 0.14; to olive oil: y = 0.010x. The sensitivity of the developed method is appropriate for the quantitative determination of CPR in an analyte concentration of approximately 0.2 mg/kg, when the specific migration limit (SML) for this compound, according to Directive 90/128/EEC, is 15 mg/kg food simulant. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This paper takes as its starting point the observation that phonological theory seems to be largely irrelevant to the concerns of a number of related fields. It is argued here that this is because phonology has been construed as a theory of the regular, as opposed to a theory of the frequent. It is hypothesized that frequent forms are also worthy of and appropriate for grammatical description. Accordingly, the most frequent stress patterns from an online dictionary and several texts are collected and analysed. It is shown that the most frequent patterns exhibit consistent regularities and are readily treated in terms of current phonological theory. This provides an existence proof that the most frequent forms are describable in grammatical terms


Related information collection,processing and storage plays a more important role in automation of coal blending system. This paper Statements the process of data reports making and the realization of the sound alarm function,and described the key technologies, principles and methods in detail.


In a previous note "On the Problem of Plateau"' a theorem from the theory of conformal mapping was mentioned in § 4. The present note gives an explicit formulation of this fact and of a more general theorem which is interesting in itself. Furthermore connections with the problems of Plateau and Douglas are discussed. LEMMA: A domain G in the plane of the complex variable w = u + iv may be cut along an arc c of a Jordan curve; between the two edges of the cut c a one-to-one continuous correspondence, topologically equivalent to the identity, may be established. Then there exists a conformal mapping of the domain G' = G c on another domain B' = B b, b being the image of c, so that corresponding points of the two edges of c are mapped in coincident points on b. For the applications it is sufficient to suppose c and the prescribed correspondence as piecewise analytic. Then our domain G with the correspondence of the edges of the cut c represents a Riemann manifold and can therefore, according to the elementary theory of conformal mapping,2 be conformally transformed into a domain B of the desired form. The lemma can be immediately generalized to the case when instead of a single cut the domain G is dissected by a finite system of cuts. With more generality we formulate the following theorem: An abstract piecewise Riemannian manifold G in the plane of the variable w = u + iv may be given as the sum of a finite (or even denumerably infinite) set of domains GI, G2, . . . with boundaries consisting of Jordan arcs, some of which are coordinated in a continuous one-to-one way. Then G can be mapped continuously and piecewise conformally on a domain B of the plane, so that the mapping is conformal in every domain G,, and still continuous on its boundaries, whereby corresponding boundary points have the same image. Also this generalization of our lemma is a consequence of Riemann's mapping theorem, if the coordinated boundary arcs and the correspondences are piecewise analytic. But it may be pointed out that our general mapping theorem can be obtained as simply as the classical mapping theorems by solving a variation problem of the Riemann-Dirichlet type which defines the mapping function. The variation problem which for this purpose has been used3 need only be modified by the additional condition that the admissible functions must have equal values in corresponding points. Our statements apply also to the case when the domain G is not of genus VOL. 22, 1936 373


A five-band metamaterial absorber (MA) composed of L-shaped and slanting-bar resonators in the top layer, a dielectric layer in the middle and a metallic plate in the bottom is proposed in this paper. Its absorption performance is simulated and studied. Numerical results show that the MA has five distinctive absorption peaks with high absorbance under normal incidence. The loss properties and field distributions are studied to demonstrate the absorption mechanism. Moreover, the MA is ultra-thin and polarization insensitive, and thus be useful in most practical applications.


The ambiguity in recent German references and the updated compilation of potential parameters requires re-analysis of Rothe's experimental data on the Li + Kr atomic scattering system. Modification of the Lennard-Jones (12, 6) potential was tested with different types of terms, before a method of direct test was applied to various parts of the interatomic potential. The best representation of the experimental data, which reduces the sum of squared error more than 80 % and is better than a recent calculation of the potential function containing seven parameters, has been discovered having a Morse function for the long-range, attractive branch of the potential.


With the growing development of Different Access Technology Type (DATT), a serving Mobile Router (MR) is capable to connect with multiple interfaces concurrently during handoff among DATT. Correspondingly, a shared prefixbased based flow movement in multihomed Network Mobility (NEMO) can be achieved in order to transfer real time application flows among the most appropriate Access Technology Type (ATT) dynamically to provide better Quality of Service (QoS) for real time scenarios in NEMO. Although Multiple Care of Address (MCOA) registration between serving MR along with its Home Agent (HA) can overcomes some of the multihoming issues for NEMO, but still required a dynamic flow redirection mechanism leads to signaling overhead issues to support mobility management in NEMO. The aim of this paper is to propose a Shared Prefix-based Flow mobility scheme in multihomed NEMO (SPF-NEMO) which is based on PMIPv6 to reduce registration delay during inter mobility handoff as well. Moreover, numerical framework is formulated to evaluate the outcomes of the SPF-NEMO scheme. Through the performance analysis with results, it is confirmed that SPF-NEMO provides better solution related to extra registration delay during handoff among DATT.


In today's world due to the increasing population, the shopping malls are fully crowded and billing is a time-consuming process. The time spend for every customer for billing, because of existing billing technology at the billing counters is more. Human resource required for billing and rechecking work is more. To reduce the time in queue for customer and mall management costs, the idea called "User Operated Billing System in Mall" is originated. The proposed system consists of application software connected with the supermarket web online cloud server. The barcode on every product helps in retrieval of information associated with a particular product by scanning and displaying the same on the smartphone screen. Facility to calculate the total bill amount is done by the server. Customers are provided with the option to pay the bill at the billing counter by cash or directly pay using online payment methods. RFID tagging with each product is providing security. When the customer makes the payment for a particular product, the RFID tag of that product is disabled. But if a customer is checking out without paying for the product, then that product is detected by the RFID reader at the exit.


OBJECTIVES
RA patients are often not in remission due to patient global assessment of disease activity (PtGA) included in disease activity indices. The aim was to assess the lag of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after remission measured by clinical disease activity index (CDAI) or swollen joint count (SJC28).

METHODS
RA patients enrolled in the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative registry not in low disease state at baseline with at ≥6 months of follow-up, were included. Low disease state was defined as CDAI ≤ 10, SJC28 ≤ 2, PtGA ≤ 2cm, pain score ≤ 2cm, or fatigue ≤ 2cm. Remission included CDAI ≤ 2.8, SJC28 ≤ 1, PtGA ≤ 1cm, pain score ≤ 1cm, or fatigue ≤ 1cm. Time to first low disease state/remission based on each definition was calculated overall and stratified by early vs established RA.

RESULTS
A total of 986 patients were included (age 57.4 (12.9), disease duration 8.3 (9.9) years, 80% women). The median (95% CI) time in months to CDAI ≤ 10 was 12.4 (11.4, 13.6), SJC28 ≤ 2 was 9 (8.2, 10), PtGA ≤ 2cm was 18.9 (16.1, 22), pain ≤ 2cm was 24.5 (19.4, 30.5), and fatigue ≤ 2cm was 30.4 (24.8, 31.7). For remission, the median (95% CI) time in months to CDAI ≤ 2.8 was 46.5 (42, 54.1), SJC28 ≤ 1 was 12.5 (11.4, 13.4), PtGA ≤ 1cm was 39.6 (34.6, 44.8), pain ≤ 1cm was 54.7 (43.6, 57.5) and fatigue ≤ 1cm was 42.6 (36.8, 48). Time to achieving low disease state and remission was generally significantly shorter in early RA compared with established RA with the exception of fatigue.

CONCLUSION
Time to achieving low disease state or remission based on PROs was considerably longer compared with swollen joint count. Treating to a composite target in RA could lead to inappropriate changes in DMARDs.


In this paper, we will analyze the received signals (A-scan profile) of a 2D Simulation with the FDTD method of GPR modeling applied to the detection of water presence in an underground cavity for a ground covered with a layer of clay. It's an application used generally in the supervision of civil engineering works before the construction of buildings. For our study, we chose a homogeneous soil covered with a layer of clay because it is the recurring model of infrastructure in Morocco. We present in this paper a comparative study of received signals for two types of cavities, a cavity filled with air and the other filled with fresh water, for different clay layer's thicknesses. The numerical simulation of the GPR waves was implemented with a 2D Matlab codes for the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) introducing a Blackman-Harris pulse as a source, the proposed method is implemented by taking into account the stability criteria and the perfectly adapted layer (PML).


Obesity is a leading cause of death globally and is an increasing public health concern. To provide effective treatment and prevention interventions it is essential to understand the mechanisms underpinning obesity. One area receiving increased attention in this field is attachment. This thesis aimed to determine the role attachment styles have in the obese population. Part one of this portfolio presents a review of research investigating the relationship between attachment styles and obesity. The findings of the review suggest that insecure attachment styles are implicated in the development of obesity, weight loss and well-being in the obese population. It was found that the relationship between attachment styles and obesity was mediated by factors including coping styles, trauma, psychopathology, emotional awareness and emotional eating. Part two presents an empirical paper that investigated the link between attachment styles, emotional eating and obesity using an experimental design. The findings indicate that mood drives food preferences and desire to eat, with BMI and attachment moderating the relationship.


The objective of this paper is to show how experimentally based modelling can be used for designing Linear Parametrically Varying (LPV) controllers. As a test system we use an industrial pick and place unit with one linear X-drive and two independent linear Ydrives. The dynamics of the Y-axes depend on the Xposition. An LPV model is derived by using measured Frequency Response Functions at different positions, fitting a parametric model on each measurement and combining these models by linking parameters via a fit as a function of operating point. Rewriting the LPV model into a LFT structure and applying model reduction in the space of the scheduling variable finalizes the modelling phase. With this model an LPV controller is calculated and shows robust performance for the whole operating range, in contrast to local H∞ controllers.


Increasing (or decreasing) the convergence angle can shrink (or expand) the perceived size of an object without changing its retinal size (Oyama, 1974 Perception & Psychophysics 16 175 – 182). Here we address the question whether such a change in perceived size affects visual acuity. We investigated the effects of perceived size on the legibility of letters, using a telestereoscope consisting of four mirrors to control the observer's convergence angle while keeping the size of the retinal image constant. The targets were photocopies of ordinary Japanese books containing both types of Japanese characters, kana and kanji. The former is a phonetic character and simpler than the latter. Letters were printed in black on white paper. First, we demonstrated that letters do become more legible (illegible) as perceived size expands (shrinks), although their retinal size does not change. Then, we measured the size of the convergence angle at which letters became legible. The 'threshold' size of the convergence angle was obtained for several retinal sizes (0.1 to 0.2 deg) of letters, and for kana and kanji, respectively. Four subjects participated in the experiment. The result shows that the threshold convergence angle for legibility decreases as the retinal size of letters decreases, so that the minimum retinal size of legible letters depends linearly on the convergence angle. The results implicate contributions from higher levels of the visual system to the determination of visual acuity.


Chemical recycling of textiles holds the potential to yield materials of equal quality and value as products from virgin feedstock. Selective depolymerization of textile polyester (PET) from regenerated cellulose/PET blends, by means of alkaline hydrolysis, renders the monomers of PET while cellulose remains in fiber form. Here, we present the mechanism and reactivity of textile PET during alkaline hydrolysis. Part I of this article series focuses on the cellulose part and a possible industrialization of such a process. The kinetics and reaction mechanism for alkaline hydrolysis of polyester packaging materials or virgin bulk polyester are well described in the scientific literature; however, information on depolymerization of PET from textiles is sparse. We find that the reaction rate of hydrolysis is not affected by disintegrating the fabric to increase its surface area. We ascribe this to the yarn structure, where texturing and a low density assures a high accessibility even without disintegration. The reaction, similar to bulk polyester, is shown to be surface specific and proceeds via endwise peeling. Finally, we show that the reaction product terephthalic acid is pure and obtained in high yields.


White LED light source, consisting of various LED dice, which are arranged on a circuit board together under a dome-shaped encapsulant, wherein the LEDs be operated by an external voltage or current supply, characterized in that at least two LEDs (1a, 1b) of different emission color based on GaN and at least two LEDs (1c, 1d) of different emission color are present on AlInGaP-based that the current flow through the LEDs (1a, 1b) or adjusted separately adjustable on AlInGaP-based and GaN-based and the current flow through the LEDs (1d 1c) that the GaN (1a, 1b) and the AlInGaP LEDs (1c, 1d) are connected in parallel to each other and the LEDs of a Type (1a, 1b or 1c, 1d) but different emission colors are connected in series.


: In India, there are two types of voting system: The secret Ballot paper and Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), However, both of the process have some limitation or demerits. The current voting system is not safe and secure too. The voter who is not eligible can also cast its vote by fake means which may leads to many problems. Hence, voter identity authentication is a primary concern. Also, unlike many countries, in India the online voting hasn't been implemented yet. In this project, a new authentication technique in online voting system is proposed which uses facial recognition of the voter, QR Code and Fingerprint scanner. In our approach we have three modules in the voting process: viz. Super Admin, Admin & User.Super admin has to enroll all the election areas and candidates for the area. Admin have to add the voters via a voter enrollment form along with their photographs, fingerprints and QR code. At the time of elections, the voter can generate their one-time EPP code using face recognition, QR code and fingerprint. This EPP code is used to access the user module. In user module the voter can cast their vote to a particular member. Super admin can release the result at the end of the elections. The results can be viewed in the user panel by the voters. Hence, the voter authentication problem is addressed.


The feasibility of designing digitally programmable delay elements (PDEs) employing neuron-MOS mechanism is investigated in this work. By coupling the capacitors on the gate of the MOS transistor, the current flowing through the transistor can be digitally tuned without additional static power consumption. Various switching delays are generated by a clock buffer stage in this manner. Two types of neuron-MOS-based PDEs are suggested in this article. One of them is realized by directly applying capacitor-coupling technology on the transistors of an inverter as a clock buffer. The delay programmability is realized by tuning the charging/discharging current through the neuron-MOS inverter digitally. Since no additional transistor is introduced into the charging/discharging path, the performance fluctuation due to process variations on MOS transistors is reduced. The temperature effect is also partially compensated by the proposed neuron-MOS implementation. Another type of PDE circuit is proposed by employing a reliable reference-current-generator, where the neuron-MOS transistor acts as a linearly tunable resistance. A stable reference current is generated and used for charging/discharging the inverter as a clock buffer. As a result, the switching delay of the inverter is linearly programmed by digital input patterns. In general, both types of suggested PDE circuits achieve improved or fair performances over the robustness, power consumption, and linearity.


This paper evaluates the performance of boosted decision trees for tagging b-jets. It is shown, using a Monte Carlo simulation of $WH \to l\nu q\bar{q}$ events that boosted decision trees outperform feed-forward neural networks. The results show that for a b-tagging efficiency of 60% the light jet rejection given by boosted decision trees is about 35% higher than that given by neural networks.


*† This paper presents a method for using visual image correlation (VIC) data to decouple the rigid-body-motion of a flexible wing from elastic deformation. Estimating the elastic deformation can be used to gain insight into the unsteady aerodynamics associated with flapping flight. By making use of a dynamic VIC system, which measures the full-field displacements, the entire flapping motion for a wing can be measured. If the experiment is setup carefully, the combination of the rigid-bodymotion and motion due to flexibility can be measured simultaneously for a single specimen. Discussed in this paper is a method for determining the homogeneous transformation matrix (HTM) associated with the rigid-body-motion. The HTM is used to project the rigid body motion to the flexible portions of the wing, thereby, separating the elastic deformation from the total wing displacement. A series of static tests involving known rotations and deformations were carried out to test the method. Following validation, the method was applied to VIC data from two different flexible, flapping wings and contours of the wing deformations were successfully generated.


Liquid spraying is an interesting subject of fluid dynamics. In this paper, the spraying was achieved in a shock tube by the action of shock wave, and the Sauter′s mean diameter of the particles in the atomization region was measured by a specially designed laser scattering apparatus. It was found that at a given position, the Sauter′s mean diameter of liquid drops was decreasing with time until it reached to a stable value. It was also found that the Sauter′s mean diameter of liquid drops measured in the atomization region varied increasingly in the direction of spraying. The phenomena were analyzed by gas fluid two phase fluid dynamics theory.


The traditional attitude is that those who remain single are deviant or in some way inadequate for normal adult roles. But there is an emergent new style of singlehood that opposes this view. An increasing number of individuals are pursuing singlehood consciously and voluntarily. This new and perhaps prevailing attitude casts the role of the never married in a more positive posture. The authors attempt to identify the explanations of never being married. The analysis is made from an available sample of204persons over the age of3 5 who have never married. A comparison of census datafrom 1970, 1980 and 1990 shows the number of the never married are increasing.


Since research on injecting CO2 into subsurface oil reservoirs is just a beginning,methods involving in how to reserve CO2 need to probe step by step.Taken the Daqingzijing district in the Jilin oilfield as an example,this study evaluated the CO2 storage project in detail from three main aspects:reservoir storage capacity,storage stability and hydrogeological conditions.Based on the valid thickness and spatial distribution of reservoir,and physical properties and microstructure of reservoir,the research analyzed and evaluated vertical and horizontal succession and connectivity among various sands,with an average valid reserve thickness of 273m.The caprock,the fault-fractured system and the injection and abandoned wells were also assessed and an evaluation system was established.The studies indicate that the closed thick mud caprock with underdeveloped fractures and reservoir bed with widely-developed insulated interbeds can facilitate CO2 transport,stop leakage.In addition,hydrogeological data including total dissolved solids(TDS)and hydrochemistry indicated that existence of an obvious boundary of TDS between the study area and areas nearby,relatively simple chemical component,NaHCO3,and well developed aquifuge.Our research to some extent demonstrated there is a relative independent hydrogeological system in the study area,which makes for injection of CO2 and geological sequestration.Based on the research above,the Daqing trial area is of preferential geological conditions for CO2 geological reserve,and this lays the foundation for long-term secure deposit of CO2.


We argue that quantum mechanics, in reality, respects the principles of a macroscopic realism (PMRs). The current quantum theory to tell us that "…the state of a system can be instantaneously changed by a distant measurement…" is not a physical one. Its key statements—that the violation of Bell's inequality in the EPR‐Bell experiments verifies nonlocality, and nonlocal correlations respect special relativity—are false. Both the EPR‐Bell experiments and theorems to support the "non‐signalling principle" resort to the quantum mechanical averaging rule which is inapplicable to Cat states because such averaging violates the correspondence principle (CP). The main idea of the paper is exemplified by our model of a one‐dimensional completed scattering.


Rice is one of staple food in Central Java province because rice is the main carbohydrate and calorie source for society in general. From year to year rice production in various regions in Indonesia shows a significant increase. Central Java is one of the provinces in Indonesia which has the agricultural sector as its main sector. However, in the last five years, the average rice production in Central Java showed a stagnant decline in value. This study was aimed to model the spatial effects on rice productivity in the cities in Central Java along with the factors that influence it. The method used is spatial modeling approach. The results of the analysis show that spatial lag X (SLX) model has the smallest AIC value, estimation result shows that rice production and harvest area have significant effect on rice productivity in Central Java.


China's economic policy and its huge capabilities operate according to an expansion strategy, especially in investing foreign projects, as the past ten years have witnessed a major development in the elements of comprehensive strength, especially in the economic field, in 2014 China launched the largest initiative in the world, represented by the Belt and Road Project (BRI), which links nearly 70 countries, through this project, a very important region has emerged, which is (the port of cadres) in Pakistan, as China has headed towards that region and given the highest importance that is in its interest in the first place regardless of the great Pakistani interest, This is consistent with its future aspirations, especially after breaking the economic monopoly of the West, specifically (the United States), as it is a force in a state of decline and is no longer the dominant force economically. Which, in turn, led to the generation of an obsession with fear of this power and what it poses from a potential threat to the entire global economy, and what it seeks in the future to employ cadres not only to develop its economy and compete with other countries commercially , rather it takes another place aimed at increasing the Chinese military presence in the region, especially as China continues to work to develop everything available to its pioneering path in the international system in order to distinguish China as a major country and perhaps a superpower.


Neutrino astronomy is a comparatively novel field of research in astronomy. As it has always been the aim of all kinds of telescopes to search the sky for various cosmic sources, also newbuilt neutrino telescopes like IceCube and ANTARES try to identify cosmic neutrino sources by detecting and reconstructing neutrino induced muons that are produced if such a cosmic neutrino interacts with the earth's matter. As these muons traverse the detector with a velocity exceeding the speed of light in the medium, it is possible to reconstruct the direction of the muon and thus the origin of the neutrino. But reconstructing muon tracks is not the only possibility to register neutrinos. As neutrinos can for instance also interact in neutral current reactions (where no muon is produced), it might be worthwile to also keep the eyes open for hadronic showers that are induced in such neutral current events. By doing so one extends the sensitivity of the detector to all three neutrino flavors and not just to muon neutrinos. The software group for ANTARES in Erlangen developed a reconstruction algorithm for hadronic showers, called ShAuerReco. The aim of this thesis is to test and adjust this algorithm for the reconstruction of real detector data, as it has by now only been tested on Monte Carlo (MC) events. Afterwards it was tried to analyze real data with the adaptions, which turned out to be more difficult than expected due to some problems with the indentification of the hadronic showers in the whole data sample. However, this thesis might be informative to anyone who intends to make data analysis based on hadronic shower events. The reader can see what already has been tried out and might be inspired to tie in with this work and hopefully can reconstruct a shower event one day. In chapter 1 a short overview of the history of astronomy and its way to neutrino telescopes is given. As one representative of a neutrino detector the ANTARES detector is described in chapter 2 before in chapter 3 a detailed introduction in the functionality of the ShAuerReco algorithm is given. Thereby not only the physical properties of the detector and the handling of the reconstruction module is mentioned but also problems that occur with different background sources. The extensive analysis of the ShAuerReco algorithm to prepare it for real data re-


Empirical Treatment of Reaction Rates. Experimental Methods and Treatment of Data. Elementary Processes: Molecular Collisions. Elementary Processes: Potential Energy Surfaces and Transition--State Theory. Simple Gas--Phase Reactions--Interplay of Theory and Experiment. Reactions in Solution. Complex Reactions. Homogeneous Catalysts. Chain Reactions. Photochemistry. Appendix.


In a case study about viewing habits in a Swedish audience I sampled 309 questionnaires; interviews with five focus group were conducted together with ten in-depth individual interviews discussing ...


Here 〈., .〉 denotes the usual Euclidean inner product, and υ, ω are weight functions that will be stipulated below. Throughout, we will use the following notations. For functions f and g, we shall write f g to indicate that f ≤ Cg for some positive constant C. We write f ≈ g if f g and g f . We shall use Bt(x) to designate a ball of radius t centered at x. Also, tB will be used to represent the ball concentric with the ball B, but with radius t times as big. Given a locally integrable function f , we shall let f(B) denote the Lebesgue integral of f over the set B. If f ∈ Lloc(dμ), where dμ := γ(x) dx is a weighted measure, then we denote by


The decentralization should transfer some attributions and services to the local level. In return, that implies that the local community should be awarded directly either a quota out of all the taxes that are collected from its fiscal territory or the entire amount of some taxes. One solution could be that the direct income taxes should be withhold at the local level whereas the indirect taxes should go to the general public Romanian budget for the overall needs of the country.


We study light induced spatial crystallization of ultracold quantum particles confined along the axis of a high-$Q$ linear cavity via a transverse multicolor pump using numerical simulations. Whenever a pump frequency is tuned close to resonance with a longitudinal cavity mode, the dynamics favors bistable spatial particle ordering into a Bragg grating at a wavelength distance. Simultaneous pumping at several resonant frequencies fosters competition between the different spatial lattice orders, exhibiting complex nonlinear field dynamics involving several metastable atom-field states. For few particles even superpositions of different spatial orders entangled with different light mode amplitudes appear. By a proper choice of trap geometry and pump frequencies a broad variety of many particle Hamiltonians with a nontrivial long range coupling can be emulated in such a setup. When applying quantum Monte Carlo wave function simulations to study time evolution we find simultaneous super radiant scattering into several light modes and the buildup of strong non-classical atom field correlations.


In this chapter we present some simple variations on the M/M/1 system; we will first summarize some of results for the M/M/1 system. In the M/M/1 system customers arrive according to a Poisson process and the service times of the customers are independent and identically exponentially distributed. This system can be described by a Markov process with states i, where i is simply the number of customers in the system. The generator Q of this Markov proces is given by


Orexins play an important role on the central nervous system to modulate gastric acid secretion. The orexin receptors are distributed within the hypothalamus, and expression of orexin‐1 receptors (OX1R) is greatest in the anterior hypothalamus and ventromedial nucleus. Therefore, we hypothesised that ventromedial hypothalamic OX1R may be involved in the control of gastric acid secretion. To address this question, we examined the effects of orexin‐A and a selective OX1R antagonist, SB‐3345867, on gastric acid secretion in pyloric‐ligated conscious rats. Intraventromedial injection of orexin‐A (0.5–2 μg/μl) stimulated gastric acid secretion in a dose‐dependent manner. This stimulatory effect of orexin‐A persisted over 3 h. In some experiments, SB‐3345867 (10 mg/kg i.p.) was administered 30 min before orexin‐A or saline injections. We found that i.p. injection of SB‐334867 suppressed stimulated gastric acid secretion induced by orexin‐A (2 μg/μl). Atropine (5 mg/kg) also inhibited the stimulatory effect of central injection of orexin‐A on acid secretion. In conclusion, the present study suggests that endogenous orexin‐A acts on the ventromedial hypothalamus to stimulates acid secretion. This stimulatory effect is probably mediated through OX1R.


The present invention relates to the technical field of an aerial vehicle data backup, data backup method, device, computer readable storage medium and apparatus is provided. The method comprises the following steps: the backup execution device for obtaining data from the storage module of the aerial aircraft; the aerial data storage access to; delete the aerial data in the storage module to access. The embodiment of the invention by acquiring aerial data and storing the data from the memory module and the realization of aircraft, aircraft data backup, data storage and aerial vehicle storage module in the storage module is removed, the full vehicle after no need to replace the memory card can continue to shoot.


We read with interest the recent article by Hsueh et al. on catheter sepsis due to Mycobacterium chelonae (3).

In the antimicrobial susceptibility section, the clarithromycin MIC is reported to be 1.5 to 2.0 μg/ml. The authors later state, "… our isolates were not susceptible to any of the antibiotics tested, including clarithromycin." In another study (1), which found 100% of M. chelonae isolates to be susceptible to ≤1.0 μg of clarithromycin per ml (by a different susceptibility method), resistance is defined as >4 μg/ml. This breakpoint for rapidly growing mycobacteria, although not approved by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), has been proposed (2). Thus, we would consider these isolates to be susceptible to clarithromycin and suspect the somewhat higher MICs than reported by Hsueh et al. (3) could be method dependent (E test versus broth microdilution). Thus, clarithromycin likely contributed to the clinical and microbiologic response of the patient.


The elucidation of the constitution and relative configuration at the stereocenters and the stereochemistry at the biaryl axes of these compounds can be performed using a variety of spectroscopic, X-ray crystallographic, and chemical procedures (4—6). The assignment of the absolute configuration at the stereocenters C-I and C-3, however, required the performance of sometimes tedious partial (2) or total (7) syntheses. For this reason, we have developed a rutheniummediated oxidative degradation procedure (8) which allows the easy determination of the configuration at the stereocenters of N-unsubstituted naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids. In this paper, we describe the extension of this useful method to N-methylated tetrahydroisoquinolines.


Hamid Bouchikhi Department of Strategy and Management, E.S.S.E.C., Cergy-Pontoise cedex, France Reading Organizing Modernity is a rewarding experience, but discussing it is a challenging task because Professor Law tells several stories in a single book and avoids ordering them according to any of the usual modes of sociological writing. The book is the result of a two-year ethnography of Daresbury Laboratory, an important nuclear radiation research centre in England. One of the


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This new edition of an established textbook continues to provide comprehensive coverage of physicochemical principles in relation to drug properties, dosage form design, and delivery by various routes to sites of action in the body. As the title indicates, aspects of manufacture, formulation and clinical use have been added to this edition.


Objective To apply gene chip technology to genotyping of hepatitis C virus and study the relationship between hepatitis C genotypes and liver dysfunction.Methods 49 serum samples of patients with hepatitis C were collected and gene chip technology was applied to genotyping of hepatitis C virus and serum hepatitis C virus RNA(HCV RNA) was detected by employing fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction and alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST) were also detected.Results 49 cases were divided into two groups including 43 cases of type 1(87.76%) and 6 cases of non-type 1(12.24%).There were no significant differences in serum levels of HCV RNA and ALT between the two groups(P0.05).But the type 1 group differed from the non-type 1 group in serum level of AST(P0.05).Conclusion Gene chip technology can be a useful method in genotyping of hepatitis C virus and it is important to detect genotypes of hepatitis C virus in clinical treatment.


A comparison of the living conditions of women and men with intellectual disabilities in a Swedish county population and in the general population


There is little need to stress the interest of this study, which explores one of the key problems of tsarist Russia's agrarian and social history: the three-course (or "three-field") system of cultivation which formed, along with serfdom and the commune, one of the pillars of rural life. Well prepared by his previous researches and a deep knowledge of the peasant world, M. Confino has endeavored, as a faithful disciple of Marc Bloch (who is often cited), to approach his subject in its full scope. Agrarian history, even more in Russia than elsewhere, cannot be isolated from the history of the society—noble and serf—in which it was rooted.


The most polymorphic chromosome for inversions in Drosophila mediopunctata is the chromosome II, where 17 inversions have been found, eight of which occurring in the distal region and nine in the proximal region. We present an analysis of the chromosome II inversion polymorphism with respect to seasonal, altitudinal and latitudinal variation. In D. mediopunctata from the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (southeastern Brazil), the frequencies of three of the distal inversions (namely DA, DS, and DP) vary seasonally. These inversions also show altitudinal clines in their frequencies. This microgeographic pattern was not observed on a macrogeographic scale. D. mediopunctata from Porto Alegre are less polymorphic for inversions than other populations, the most remarkable reduction occurring in the proximal region of chromosome II. There is a considerable difference between D. mediopunctata from Campinas and specimens from Serra do Japi, which are separated by only 50 km. In contrast, D. mediopunctata from Serra do Japi are much more similar to specimens from the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, which is 200 km far.


The 352 MHz SOLEIL SRF systems consist in two cryomodules, each containing a pair of SC Nb/Cu cavities, cooled with LHe at 4K from a single 350 W cryogenic plant. In order to store 500 mA, a power of 575 kW and an accelerating voltage of 3-4 MV are required. The RF power is provided by 4 SSPA's delivering up to 180 kW each. The original cavity input power couplers, which are LEP-type antennas designed to handle up to 200 kW, are being replaced by upgraded versions, able to operate at 300 kW CW. This will open the possibility to operate at full beam current with only one active cryomodule. The SRF system operational experience over the past ten years as well as the different upgrades will be reported here.


Objective To discuss about the application prospect and effectiveness of liver protecting tablet to prevent the liver damage induced by antitubercular agent.Method The incident of live damage,the extent damage,and occurrence time were contrastively analyzed between treatment group and control one.The analysis for significance difference was also conducted.Results The incidence rate of liver damage was 6.92% among total 535 samples.In treatment group,ALT increased in 9 patients(3.37%)with the increased rate between 50 and 120U,usually after the treatment for 2 to 4 weeks,decreasing afterwards,in which there's high incidence of HBSAg positive patients with the light extent of damage.While in control group,ALT is increased among 25 patients(10.48%)with increase rate(75~180U)after four weeks of treatment outset,having HBSAg positive patients with moderate to severe liver damage.There is significant difference of liver damage between two groups(χ2=9.34,P0.01).Conclusion Among population of liver damage,HBSAg positive and aged patients were the most perilous,therefore,liver protecting tablet be administered in the antitubercular treatment omnidistance,and close attention be paid to the variation of the liver function.


This article shows the finite element analysis for the simulation of dynamic loads to two prototype models of cardan shafts considering two types of material, alloy steel and 1045 steel, to determine the structural efficiency of work, by means of contour conditions extracted from two types of engines raised for a minilow vehicle. In order to perform the structural simulation of dynamic loads, it was essential to simulate motion analysis and determine that both models do not present some gap or energy irregularity. This consisted in obtaining the dynamic results (displacement and angular speed, torque and power), comparing them with those indicated by the manufacturer of each engine. The finite element analysis was then performed for the structural simulation of dynamic loads, identifying the element that generates the minimum Von Mises forces, the lowest unit displacement and the minimum safety factor. The aim of this work is to confirm whether the two models comply with the structural analysis of dynamic loads and, based on this, to select the one with the most favorable results to work on the transmission of a minilow car.


Underground stations are typically long enclosures, for which classical room acoustics is inappropriate. A ray tracing computer model has been developed specifically for the prediction of the sound field in long enclosures. The aim of the model is to enable the acoustics of long enclosures, particularly underground stations, to be studied. In particular the model has been designed to predict the acoustic parameters associated with speech intelligibility, including sound propagation, clarity index, and speech transmission index. This paper briefly describes the development and validation of the model. It shows how the model has been used to study the sound field in long enclosures with multiple sources, of which underground stations are particular examples, and discusses the effects predicted by the model of various factors upon speech intelligibility. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD E101083.


There have been numerous studies to develop eco-friendly concrete. The attempt to reduce the amount of cement usage is suggested as one of the solutions for eco-friendly concrete. So this study, Some investigations have been presented for retrofitting and/or strengthening structural elements. Particularly to avoid seismic damage, many researchers have invested seismic resistance material development. Strain-hardening cement composite(SHCC) expects excellent seismic resistance performance. SHCC is one in innovative method that it mixes the fiber of about 2% in the cement composite. To reduce the amount of cement usage, fly ash are widely used as the mineral admixture. Meanwhile, PET fiber made of recycled PET bottle is a type of recycled material, which can be used to construction of database for development and application of Green SHCC.


ABSTRACT We investigate the role played by social interactions in the transmission of the effects of macroeconomic conditions on well-being. Using survey data for a representative sample of Italian individuals, we find that social interactions play a dual role. On the one hand, the well-being of people who spend more time with their friends or go out more often is less sensitive to macroeconomic fluctuations. On the other hand, social interactions are negatively affected by worsening macroeconomic conditions, thus playing a relevant role in the transmission of macroeconomic shocks to subjective well-being. More specifically, the negative impact of downturns on the frequency of going out and active participation in associations significantly contributes to the adverse effects of recessions on satisfaction with life and with individual life domains.


In a project on the development strategy of "Science of Machinery",the origin, meaning and use of the words "Science of Machinery" and the history of their variation in China are investigated. It is a special way of using the words in China and difficult to find an accurate English translation at this moment. In comparison with the concepts of Mechanical Engineering and Science of Machines, a suggestion is given that the "Science of Machinery" is defined as the fundamental part of Science of Machines while Mechanical Engineering as the application technique part of Science of Machine. The future of machines is discussed as well. People hopes to have an extension of their hands and feet (capability of working and moving) with brain (capability of thinking), or further potentially to have the extension of their hands and feet together with the extension of their brain, instead of to extension their hands and feet only. Perhaps,these expections will become the best important factor in guiding the development of machines. Based on the understanding metnioned,the content extension and the content renewing of Science of Machinery are described in detail.


TRAINING ON MAKING AND MENTORING ANDROID-BASED APPLICATION OF HANDHELD SI DIO (CAMTASIA STUDIO) MULTIMEDIA FOR PKBM TUTORS IN KUNINGAN REGENCY. Equality education of study group Package C is one of the non-formal education programs for people's equivalent to high school level. One of the problems faced in the learning process of Package C program held by PKBM Kuningan city is not maximize the use of learning media, especially in the field of technology. This community service activity will be held in PKBM Kuningan city which already has NPSN. The purpose of this training is to improve tutor skills in making and implementing learning by utilizing android-based smartphone as a medium of learning. The method of training implementation consists of several stages: training licensing, training preparation, preparation of training module book, Si Dio handheld multimedia training, mentoring of media usage already made by tutor. Based on the results of training and mentoring the application of handheld multimedia Si Dio based on android this can help improve and improve the quality of the process of Package C equivalence program and facilitate understanding even though learners learn independently.


This paper presents new technique to develop the precast concrete beam column connection to be capable of mobilizing the beam`s negative moment and relieve percent of the direct reaction from column corbel to be direct transfer to the column core. This was achieved by providing twice additional new detail; the first new reinforcement details in the structural topping above the beam column connection to increase the capability of the beam section in negative zone. The second new modification is steel base plate between the column corbel and beam to shift the component of the beam reaction to the column core in trial to relief the direct column corbel reaction. In the study; experimental and numerical approaches were adopted to predict deflections, inclination angles and bending moment distribution for the Mockup structure at different loading stages. The new details success to create partial continuity of simply supported precast beam column connection by 28 to 33% of the theoretical fixed support case at the mid support of Beam, and partial fixity of 14 to 25% of theoretical fixed support case at column.


This chapter argues that Molly Keane's heretical late novels violate every possible standard of good behaviour, especially in their scandalous emphasis on the unsavoury aspects of eating and excreting. Mesmerised by these nauseating details, critics have tended to overlook Keane's affirmation of the pleasures of food and its redemptive value for her Anglo-Irish heroines, trapped as they are in the crumbling Big Houses of the moribund Protestant Ascendancy. Keane insists on the uncomfortably close relationship between the grotesque and the delicious in a context where denial of physical pleasure and suppression of appetite are important markers of class and gender, as elements of good behaviour. In Keane's Big Houses, women seek out forbidden food as private consolation for their confinement and alienation.


A comparison was made of the treatment of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome with either promazine, paraldehyde or promazine-paraldehyde combined. 175 patients, 136 without delirium tremens and 39 with delirium tremens, were studied. Promazine was found to be better than either paraldehyde or promazine-paraldehyde combined, in the categories of early discharge from the hospital, decreased agitation and anxiety, and return to normal eating and sleeping patterns. When the delirium tremens group treated with promazine was compared with the group treated with paraldehyde, there was not a significant difference. Vomiting was approximately the same in all groups. Convulsions were more frequent in the groups treated with promazine, but not significantly so. Postural hypotension was a frequent complication of promazine therapy. Ward management of the patients who did not receive paraldehyde was easier than of those who did receive it. It appeared that with the use of promazine many of the patients could have been ma...


A novel method for automatically tuning Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers is presented. After closed-loop identification of the process, the tuning constants of the regulator are found by optimization. The representation of the closed-loop system by a series of Laguerre functions is seen as the key to the robustness of the method. The method is intended for use of distributed instrumentation and computer control systems. It was implemented on such systems in two Canadian pulp mills. Successful tests were Performed on several loops in both plants. Results are presented and discussed.


Acknowledgements. Introduction . Bivalve cultivation in the UK: structuring influences. General biology of bivalves with respect to cultivation. Hatchery culture of bivalve larvae and juveniles. Cultivation of hatchery--reared oysters in the sea. Clam cultivation. Oyster cultivation. Mussel cultivation. Scallop cultivation. Abalone cultivation. Bivalve predators and their control. Criteria for selecting a site for bivalve cultivation. Processing live bivalves for consumption. Glossary. Index.


Raising Arizona (1987), written, directed, and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, draws on various conventions of well-established film genres. Although the Coens employ an array of generic elements—including the western, noir, and road films—it is the romantic comedy that provides coherence and drives the film. This article explores Raising Arizona in a sustained context of romantic comedy formula and its relationship to popular notions of the American Dream. It argues for viewing the film as two distinct but interrelated romantic comedy narratives. A close reading of the film in this context reveals a conscious and sustained manipulation of the genre and demonstrates that Raising Arizona is a more coherent and challenging film than viewers may have considered.


Examination of the primary amino acid sequences surrounding phosphorylated sites in many intracellular phosphoproteins indicated that the phosphorylated hydroxyamino acid (either serine or threonine) is, in general, surrounded by amino acids having a positively charged side chain and, more specifically, is frequently separated from a basic amino acid (either lysine or arginine) by only one amino acid. Possible reasons for this common feature are discussed.


In the college physical education teaching, the development of students' personality is advocated in order to promote their personality health development. It is the breakthrough of college physical education teaching reform. From the view of quality education, with the aid of the psychology and pedagogy, this paper analyzes the relation between college students' personality health development and college physical education and points out the meaning of college physical education in promoting college students personality health development.


Objective To evaluate the value of the difference of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) between urinary and blood erythrocytes (MCV-difference) in distinguishing the origin of hematuria. Methods The MCVs of urinary and blood erythrocytes (MCVU and MCVB) were measured in 50 patients with glomerular hematuria and 79 patients with nonglomerular hematuria, and the MCV-difference is defined as the difference of MCVB minus MCVU. MCV-difference method was used to distinguish the origin of hematuria and compared with MCVU method. Results When the cutoff of MCV-diffenence was defined as ≥9.70 fl for glomerular' hematuria the sensitivity was 0.920, the specificity 0.987 and the accurary 0.961; while the cutoff of MCVU as ≤70.75 fl was used, the sensitivity was 0.880, specificity 0.899 and accuracy 0.891. Conclusions MCV-difference method is more accurate than MCVU method, and may be used as a routine examination to distinguish the sourse between glomerular and non-glomerular haematuria.


Marga Munkelt, Sidney Thomas, and Giorgio Melchiori). Indeed, some of the wider implications of taking Q l seriously are remarkable. Scott McMillin, for instance, argues against some of the very compelling evidence put forward by other essayists in the volume that longer versions of the play, contrary to our common sense expectations, may be the more theatrically "economical" texts. The reasoning behind this surprising claim is that what counts as "economy" in the Elizabethan theater is having a large number of roles played by a small cast. When plague struck London and Shakespeare's actors went on tour, McMillin argues, it was not brevity but reduced numbers of actors' roles that was significant. It is a tribute to the volume's success that one can't put it down with a sense of having either fully embraced or completely rejected Q l . We are left rather with a sense of what Clayton calls the Father Flanegan school of criticism. That is, we feel about the "bad Quarto" as the good priest felt about his wayward charges: "There's no such thing as a bad boy." DYMPNA C. CALLAGHAN Syracuse University


Abstract The mineral analysis of leaves from deciduous fruit trees is not always useful for assessing the Fe nutritional status, because Fe‐chlorotic leaves may have considerable concentrations of total Fe (the "Fe‐chlorosis paradox"). Another major problem with this approach is that at the recommended time for leaf sampling it is unlikely that any corrective measure could improve crop yield and/or fruit quality. The analysis of flowers, that can be completed in various species before leaves have emerged, has been proposed as a tool to predict the Fe status of the tree later in the year. In this report we summarize the results obtained so far using this technique, in several experiments made in different Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal. In peach orchards showing chlorosis the Fe concentration in whole flowers is usually correlated with the chlorophyll concentration later in the year. Preliminary experiments in other crops, such as orange, indicate that the Fe concentration in flowers is also correlated with the leaf chlorophyll content. Furthermore, a peach cultivar grafted on an Fe‐efficient rootstock had a higher flower Fe concentration than when grafted on an Fe‐inefficient one. This may indicate that the Fe concentration in flowers could be a good estimate of the mobile or active Fe fraction in the tree. Problems for a general application of this technique for diagnosis and prognosis of the Fe nutritional status of trees are discussed.


In this paper we find the point at which the rational Bzier curve has the given tangent direction. We also analyze the geometric properties of the point of quadratic rational Bzier curve.


When news broke that Anglo American had sold its last remaining stake in AngloGold Ashanti in March, many were left the distinctly nostalgic feeling that the end of an era had come to pass; one that stretches back to 1917, when the Anglo American Corporation (AAC) was founded by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer as a gold mining company.


The present invention relates to a kind of enteric-coated micro-pill containing esomeprazole magnesium, comprising inertia capsule core, drug-loaded layer, separation layer and enteric layer, contain methacrylic acid/ethyl acrylate 1 in enteric layer:1 copolymer, glycerin monostearate, Tween 80 and talcum powder, wherein methacrylic acid/ethyl acrylate 1:1 copolymer is preferably Eudragit L30D 55.The esomeprazole enteric capsules that the present invention is provided, acid-resistant strength, release and the stability of product can be taken into account for a long time in placement process, disclosure satisfy that or better than existing preparation quality standard, and process is simple, it is adaptable to larger capsule core(0.3mm~1mm), be more suitable for large-scale industrial production the characteristics of low with production cost.


Abstract Objectives: Glaucoma is a fairly common disease, however, little is known about the costs associated with prostaglandin analogues (PAs). The costs between the three available PAs (Lumigan®* (bimatoprost), Xalatan®† (latanoprost) and Travatan®‡ (travoprost)) were compared as monotherapy and when adjunctive therapy was used. * Lumigan is a registered trademark of Allergan Canada, Markham, ON, Canada. † Xalatan is a registered trademark of Pfizer Canada, Kirkland, Québec, Canada. ‡ Travatan is a registered trademark of Alcon Canada, Mississanga, ON, Canada. Methods: From the Québec drug claims database, all patients who used these drugs for 1 full year were identified. From the Ministry of Health (MoH) perspective, the average cost for all reimbursed costs (drug costs and pharmacist fees) were calculated. Those costs plus the patient out-of-pocket copayments were used for the payer + user (PU) perspective. Results: Data from 4,653 patients were analysed (3,606 on monotherapy and 1,047 on combination treatment with adjunctive therapy), 59.7% were females, and the average age was 72.6 ± 10.4 years. MoH perspective costs were $410 ± $167 for bimatoprost, $381 ± $145 for latanoprost and $298 ± $121 for travoprost (all differences p<0.001), for patients on monotherapy. Costs of combination treatment with adjunctive therapy were $786 ± $416, $686 ± $313, and $623 ± $521, respectively (travoprost significantly lower than each of the other two p<0.001, others=not significant). Results from the PU perspective were comparable. Conclusions: Travoprost had the lowest cost, both as monotherapy and in conjunction with other glaucoma treatments. Further comparative pharmacoeconomic evaluation is warranted.


We analyse the dynamics of a hard-sphere lattice gas on generalized Bethe lattices using a projective approximation scheme (PAS). The latter consists in mapping the system's dynamics to a finite set of global observables; closure of the resulting equations is obtained by approximating the true non-equilibrium state by a pseudo-equilibrium based only on the value of the observables under consideration. We study the liquid–crystal as well as the liquid–spin-glass transitions; special attention is given to the prediction of equilibration times and their divergence close to the phase transitions. Analytical results are corroborated by Monte Carlo simulations.


The present investigation was carried out at the Department of Vegetable Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute (HC&RI), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam during 2016 -2017. Twenty genotypes used to study the genetic diversity for different yield attributing characters of moringa by principal component analysis. In this study, out of twelve principal components, five components exhibited eigen value and revealed about 99.54% variability among the traits. The PC1 accounted for the highest variability (62.20%), followed by PC5 (28.86%) , PC (10 6.25%), PC7 (1.01%) and PC4 (0.75%). The results of the Principal Component Analysis revealed that wide genetic variability exists in these moringa genotypes.


Street dust often contains elevated concentrations of heavy metals and can influence on environment and human health. Therefore, a study on the characteristics of heavy metals in street dusts at different localities was carried out in the metropolitan city of Kathmandu of Nepal. A total of 20 street dusts have been sampled from four sampling sites with various activities or characteristics such as mechanical workshops (MWK), motor parks (MPK), market areas (MKA) and residential areas (RDA) and analyzed for Zn, Pb, Ni, Cr and Cd using the atomic absorption spectrophotometric method. Results showed that street dust samples contained significant levels of the metals studied compared to the values from the control site. The variation in concentration of most of the heavy metals determined decreased in an order represented as MWK>MPK>MKA>RDA>Control. While the RDA and MKA give the same element abundance order as Zn > Pb > Ni > Cr > Cd, the MPK and MWK show different abundance order in some elemental contents. In all the street dusts, zinc is the most available and labile element followed by lead. From the place of low activity (RDA) to the place of high activity (MWK), the metal concentrations in street dusts varied from 55.4-419.3 i g g -1 for Zn, 12.3-116.8 i g g -1 for Pb, 4.9- 86.3 i g g -1 for Ni, 1.4-14.3 i g g -1 for Cr and 0.3-39.6 i g g -1 for Cd respectively. Results indicate that the metal pollutants in street dusts could significantly contribute to deteriorate the environmental status of the city of Kathmandu metropolis.


This study is devoted to the derivation of some properties of the von Kármán equations for geometrically nonlinear models of plates, with a boundary of arbitrary shape, for applications to nonlinear vibration and buckling. An intrinsic formulation of the local partial differential equations in terms of the transverse displacement and an Airy stress function as unknowns is provided. Classical homogeneous boundary conditions—with vanishing prescribed forces and displacements—are derived in terms of the Airy stress function in the case of a boundary of arbitrary geometry. A special property of this operator, crucial for some energy-conserving numerical schemes and called ''triple self-adjointness'', is derived in the case of an edge of arbitrary shape. It is shown that this property takes a simple form for some classical boundary conditions, so that the calculations in some practical cases are also simplified. The applications of this work are either semianalytical methods of solution, using an expansion of the solution onto an eigenmode basis of the associated linear problem, or special energy-conserving numerical methods. r 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd.


The common bean Phaseolus vulgaris is one of the most important food legumes grown by smallholder farmers in Malawi where it is commonly eaten as an accompaniment to maize, the main staple food. Farmers usually grow a wide range of bean varieties (both bush and climbing types) that vary tremendously in grain size, colour, and shape. Over the years, there has been much investment in bean research for development. Farmers' landrace varieties were crossed with new bean varieties from South America to produce improved bean varieties (with better yields, resistance to drought and pests and diseases) adapted to local conditions. Such efforts have resulted in the release of several improved bean varieties in Malawi, (nine by Bunda College of Agriculture and eight by Chitedze Agricultural Research Station) for the benefit of smallholder farmers. Bean varieties have different characteristics (colour, shape, size) that determine their attractiveness to consumers. Farmers sell part of their produce in local markets, but very little is known about consumer preferences. A study was undertaken to assess some of the social factors that determine choice of beans on the market, and how that relates to the price of beans.


Sustainable aviation biofuel (SABF) is a promising solution for aviation emission issues, but its sustainability and related technical standards need further study. With sustainability and technical standards as critical factors, this work first reviewed the mechanism of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation and its impact on China; then introduced the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) SABF greenhouse gas (GHG) emission value and emission reduction calculation method, analyzed the similarities and differences between ICAO and China GHG emission reduction calculation, discussed the Chinese and international technical standards for aviation biofuel verification, briefly described the application of aviation biofuel in and outside of China; finally reviewed the main challenges for fostering aviation biofuels in China, such as imbalance between demand and supply. Some suggestions for SABF development were presented to deal with these problems, including enhancing integration between domestic and international carbon markets, accelerating the development of an aviation biofuel sustainability certification system, establishing a minimum SABF mixing ratio, etc.


Arrow(1963) presented a classic medical insurance uncertainly theory and later the moral hazard in medical insurance caused uncertainty have been the focused attention and research of aroused.Pauly's analysis the loss of welfare utility by Moral Hazard,but its assumption that medical consumption wont increases as income does not agree with the actual situation. This paper is following the assumption that there exist certain correlation between consumption and income.And based on medical insurance discusses the paper mainly analysis prices to the utility and income transfer utility consumption caused by the moral hazard caused.I also think that the losses levels of welfare utility are much smaller than the loss under Hicksian demand.Finally,the paper analysis four parameters of social welfare utility and give the proper estimate,and also I puts forward relevant policy suggestions.


For patients with early laryngeal cancer, primary radiotherapy is a well established treatment method, achieving a local control rate between 70% and more than 90% with a risk of serious toxicity of less than 2%. Including salvage surgery of irradiation failure, tumor specific survival rate is higher than 90%. In patients with moderately advanced or favorable subgroups of advanced laryngeal cancer, primary radiotherapy with some form of hyperfractionated or accelerated irradiation achieves a local control rate approximately between 50 and 70%. Including salvage surgery of radiation failure, survival is equivalent to primary surgery with about 65% of the surviving patients retaining an intact larynx. Areas of intensive research are: Altered fractionation of irradiation with adaptation to the individual tumor kinetics, combination with chemotherapy and newer radiation sensitizers as well as follow-up and chemopreven-tion studies for early diagnosis and a decrease of the frequent secondary tumors.


The purpose of this study is to understand the buying behavior towards sustainable and ecoclothing. This paper presents the facts, figures and general awareness about eco fashion and eco clothing. It also elaborates the environmental impacts about the raw material and manufacturing process used for clothing and suggests Sustainable Raw Material be preferred for sustainable clothing's in India, The purpose of this paper is also to examine the relationship between eco fashion and their willingness to pay a premium for eco-clothing's with the focus on gender and age group. This paper classifies the consumer into 7 types with respect to specific attitude to sustainable and eco-clothing within the sample of 119 in Pune region. The findings will help fast fashion retailers, marketers, environmental activists, ecological researchers, charity institutions and public policy makers.


A 26.4 GHz phase locked oscillator(PLO) for communication satellite transponder is developed. The PLO consists of fundamental frequency generation module(FFGM) and frequency multiplication part(FMP). The signal of 26.4 GHz is generated through frequency tripling process of 8.8 GHz fundamental frequency. Phase locking technique using sampling phase detector(SPD) is adopted to design the FFGM. The MMIC tripler and amplifier are also designed for the reduction of the size and mass of FMP. The phase noise characteristics are exhibited as -96 dBc/Hz at 10 tHz offset frequency and -105 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset frequency, respectively, with the output power over 11 dBm. All performance parameters are complied with the design requirements.


Summary Spleen cells from mice immunized with sheep erythrocytes were sedimented at unit gravity in a sucrose gradient. Cells forming hemolytic antibody plaques sedimented more rapidly than the bulk of the nonplaque-forming cells, resulting in a partial separation with enrichments of up to 18-fold over their starting concentration.


Workload is a difference between the capacity or ability of workers with job demands that must be faced. Loading rate is too high allowing excess energy consumption and going "overstress", instead of loading intensity is too low allowing boredom and burnout "understress". The presence of excess workload may also influence which is not good for the health of workers. This study aims to analyze the physical workload with physiological approach to ship repair workers PT. X, Wajok, West Kalimantan construction division. The study was a descriptive survey using descriptive observational approach, interviews and measurements. Subjects were all workers of the construction division of the ship as many as 10 people. The results of calculations% CVL group of workers welding parts is 8.58% and the employee portion% CVL replating plate / steel is 15.88%, we conclude the calculation of ECPM (10.33) and the values €‹€‹calculated for the group of workers replating parts plate / steel is ECPT (17.78)> ECPM (12.22) thus concluded no external load from the environment to the worker. The calculation result Pulse Recovery (DNP) method Brouha for groups of workers welding part is the value of P1 - P3 <10, which is 5, and for a group of workers and replating parts plate / steel, the value of P1 - P3 <10 is 6.67 so concluded the need for redesign or improvements to the task (task), the organization and the environment. In this case suggested to the company to give a break to suit workload and exposure to physical work environment factors that workers face. Giving a 15-minute break every 2 hours in the morning and afternoon / evening outside the lunch break is expected to reduce exposure to physical environmental factors such as heat, dust, noise, radiation, laser beam and the vessel surface radiation received while working for a long time.


In recent times, the use of aluminum alloy-based Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites (HMMCs) is being increased in aerospace and automotive applications. HMMCs compensate for the low desirable properties of each filler used. However, the mechanical properties of HMMCs are not well understood. In particular, microstructural investigations and wear optimization studies of HMMCs are not clear. Therefore, further studies are required. The present study is aimed at fabricating and mechanical and wear characterizing and microstructure investigating of Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Graphite (Gr) added in Aluminum (Al) alloy Al6061 HMMCs. The addition of SiC particles was in the range from 0 to 9 weight percentage (wt.%) in steps of 3, along with the addition of 1 wt.% Gr in powder form. The presence of alloying elements in the Al6061 alloy was identified using the Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX). The dispersion of SiC and Gr particles in the alloy was investigated using metallurgical microscope and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The gain in strength can be attributed to the growth in dislocation density. The nature of fracture was quasi-cleavage. The microstructure examination reveals the uniform dispersion of the reinforcement. Density, hardness, and Ultimate Tensile Strength values observed to be increased with increased contents of SiC reinforcement. Besides, wear studies were performed in dry sliding conditions. Optimization studies were performed to investigate the effect of parameters that affecting the wear. The sliding wear resistance was noticed to be improved concerning higher amounts of reinforcement leading to a decrease in delamination and adhesive wear. The predicted values for the wear rate have also been compared with the experimental results and good correlation is obtained.


The ischial apophysis usually appears between the ages of 13 and 15 and is present until it fuses to the pelvis between the ages of 16 and 25. During this period, injuries of the apophysis tend to be related to athletic activities and can occur in various settings. Avulsion of the ischial apophysis is often associated with a discrete event, whereas ischial apophysitis has a more insidious onset during times of increased activity. For treatment of significantly displaced avulsions of the ischial apophysis, open reduction and internal fixation has been suggested, as long-term follow-up studies have shown that some patients will have activity limitations if the condition is untreated. In general, however, for minimally displaced avulsions and for ischial apophysitis, nonoperative management through activity modification successfully alleviates the symptoms. We describe a case of chronically painful ischial apophysitis with progressive widening of the physis in a 16-year-old female gymnast whosesymptomsfailedto improveafternonoperativemeasures. She was successfully treated with transphyseal drilling and curettage to effect "apophysiodesis."


Gender inequality exists among all spheres of life and students are inclined to respond to other gender either favorably or unfavorably in light of their own beliefs. The present study investigates the attitude of male and female university students towards gender discrimination. Sample consisted of (N = 150) university students including equal number of men and women, from different universities of Islamabad. Gender Attitude and Belief Inventory (McCabe, 2013) was used to assess the attitude regarding gender discrimination of university students. Effects of some demographic variables were also explored such as age and education. Results showed that female students had higher scores indicating that they face more gender discrimination than male university students. There were nonsignificant differences between university students on the basis of education (graduate and undergraduate) and age (below 20 years of age and above 20 years of age). This study has strong implications in terms of gender discrimination in Pakistani society.


The fall of Jerusalem, the collapse of the Roman empire, the rise of Islam, the Reformation, the inauguration of the slave trade, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the French Revolution, the First World War, the advent of the atom bomb, and now the threat of terrorism and the global warming: all of these and many others have caused the thought of many to turn to the last things. It is as if eschatological reflection is existentially engendered to a degree that reflection on the Trinity or the Virgin Birth. It is this fact that helps to explain both the growth of interest in eschatology at particular times, and also the recycling, modification, and supplementation of eschatological doctrines through time. All of which gives rise to some theological, apologetic and pastoral reflections. Keywords:apologetic reflections; eschatology; pastoral reflections; theological reflections


The partition function of nonequilibrium distribution which we recently obtained [arXiv:0802.0259] in the framework of the maximum isotropization model (MIM) is exploited to extract physical information from experimental data on the proton rapidity and transverse mass distributions. We propose to partition all interacting nucleons into ensembles in accordance with the number of collisions. We analyze experimental rapidity distribution and get the number of particles in every collision ensemble. We argue that even a large number of effective nucleon collisions cannot lead to thermalization of nucleon system; the thermal source which describes the proton distribution in central rapidity region arises as a result of fast thermalization of the parton degrees of freedom. The obtained number of nucleons which corresponds to the thermal contribution is treated as a ``nucleon power'' of the created quark-gluon plasma in a particular experiment.


An infrared telemetry system is analysed, particularly on the receiver side. How an array of photodiodes and choice of optimal load resistance can improve the photoreceiver sensitivity in current and photovoltaic mode is shown. In photovoltaic mode also a parallel load resistor to each diode is necessary to obtain highest photo voltage. Pulse modulation with low duty-cycle is optimal in case when transmitter has to save energy because is carried by the patient. The limit in number of channels and channel bandwidth related to pulse width is discussed. Also an advantage of simple relay unit is described.


This study provides insight into sixty years of autism diagnostics in the Netherlands. The historical changes in the period of 1960-2020 were investigated on the basis of seven factors, including the age of diagnosis, intelligence and type of diagnostician. The data are derived from participants (n = 2643) of the Dutch Autism Register (NAR: Nederlands Autisme Register), a longitudinal register, in which people with autism are followed over time. They were divided into cohorts based on the decade between 1960 and 2020 in which they were diagnosed. All participants whose birthday and age of diagnosis age were eligible for the study. The most important changes concern the age of diagnosis and the increase in the number of women with ASD. In addition, the concept of diagnosis has been broadened significantly. Autism is a classification of behavioural characteristics and is a part of a broad diagnostic process necessary for responsible counselling and treatment.


A gold nanoparticles modified carbon paste electrode (AuCPE) was used to study the electrochemical behavior of sparfloxacin HCl (SPAR) and besifloxacin HCl (BESI) using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry modes in the presence of micellar medium. Effect of different surfactants on peak current was studied in Britton Robinson buffer solution of pH 2. Sodium dodecyl sulphate is the optimum surfactant based on the enhancement of the peak current. The modified electrode shows highly sensitive sensing giving an excellent response for SPAR and BESI. The peak current varied linearly over the concentration ranges from 1.1 10 7 mol L 1 to 3.3 10 6 mol L 1 and from 2.2 10 6 mol L 1 to 5.5 10 5 mol L 1 with determination coefficients of 0.9976 and 0.9984 in case of SPAR and BESI, respectively. The recoveries and the relative standard deviations were found in the following ranges: 99.97 101.4% and 0.63 1.48% for SPAR and 99.89 101.1% and 0.85 1.76% for BESI. The detections limits were 2.87 10 8 and 3.76 10 7 mol L 1 for SPAR and BESI, respectively. The proposed method has been successfully applied to determine SPAR and BESI in biological fluids. Royal society of Chemistry 2016, June Abstract